The clear() method of CopyOnWriteArrayList erases all the elements in the list. The size of the list becomes zero after the function is called.
Syntax:
Java
Java
public void clear()Parameters: The function does not accept any parameters. Return Value: The function does not returns anything. Below programs illustrate the above function: Program 1:
// Java Program to illustrate the CopyOnWriteArrayList
// clear() method in Java
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
import java.util.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// create object of CopyOnWriteArrayList
CopyOnWriteArrayList<Integer> ArrLis
= new CopyOnWriteArrayList<Integer>();
// Add elements
ArrLis.add(32);
ArrLis.add(67);
ArrLis.add(98);
ArrLis.add(100);
// print CopyOnWriteArrayList
System.out.println("CopyOnWriteArrayList: "
+ ArrLis);
ArrLis.clear();
System.out.println("CopyOnWriteArrayList: "
+ ArrLis);
}
}
Output:
Program 2:
CopyOnWriteArrayList: [32, 67, 98, 100] CopyOnWriteArrayList: []
// Java Program to illustrate the CopyOnWriteArrayList
// clear() method in Java
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
import java.util.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// create object of CopyOnWriteArrayList
CopyOnWriteArrayList<String> ArrLis
= new CopyOnWriteArrayList<String>();
// Add elements
ArrLis.add("gopal");
ArrLis.add("gfg");
ArrLis.add("jgec");
ArrLis.add("sudo");
// print CopyOnWriteArrayList
System.out.println("CopyOnWriteArrayList: "
+ ArrLis);
ArrLis.clear();
System.out.println("CopyOnWriteArrayList: "
+ ArrLis);
}
}
Output:
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/CopyOnWriteArrayList.html#clear--CopyOnWriteArrayList: [gopal, gfg, jgec, sudo] CopyOnWriteArrayList: []